Iowa Republican Caucuses

28 delegates

The Race in Iowa

Rick Santorum’s campaign claimed a belated victory in the Iowa caucuses on Jan. 19 — more than two weeks after the contest — when certified results showed him leading Mitt Romney by 34 votes, a reversal from the eight-vote edge than Mr. Romney held on caucus night. But Matt Strawn, the chairman of Iowa’s Republican Party, said that an actual winner could not be determined in the caucuses because results from eight of 1,774 precincts could not be located for certification. Of the votes that could be reviewed by the party, the officials said, Mr. Santorum finished narrowly ahead of Mr. Romney. Read More »

2012 Caucus Process

Delegate Allocation:
None of Iowa's 28 delegates will be bound to any candidate as a result of the Jan. 3 precinct caucuses. As in 2008, the state's delegates will be elected at district caucuses and at the state convention, which is scheduled for later in the year. The January caucuses will elect delegates to the county conventions currently scheduled for March.

Eligibility:
Iowans who will be 18 years old by the general election in November are eligible to participate, and attendees can register up to the day of the caucuses.

2008 Results

Candidate

Vote

Percent

Mike Huckabee

40,841

34.4%

Mitt Romney

29,949

25.2%

Fred Thompson

15,904

13.4%

John McCain

15,559

13.1%

Ron Paul

11,817

10.0%

Rudy Giuliani

4,097

3.5%

Others

529

0.4%

Results

Updated Jan. 22
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99% reporting

All Counties

Candidate

Votes

PercentPct.

Votes

Pct.

Delegates*

Rick Santorum
Santorum

29,839

24.6%

—

Mitt Romney
Romney

29,805

24.5

5

Ron Paul
Paul

26,036

21.4

22

Newt Gingrich
Gingrich

16,163

13.3

—

Rick Perry
Perry

12,557

10.3

—

Michele Bachmann
Bachmann

6,046

5.0

—

Jon Huntsman
Huntsman

739

0.6

—

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Others
Others

316

0.3

—

No Preference
No Preference

147

0.1

—

Other
Other

107

0.1

—

Herman Cain
Cain

45

0.0

—

Buddy Roemer
Roemer

17

0.0

—

* While the Iowa caucuses are nonbinding, The A.P. provides estimates for 25 of the 28 delegates based on vote totals. The other three are unpledged party leaders. The state total includes the preference of 2 superdelegates, party leaders who are free to support any candidate they choose.